Here's the thing about me: I'm not a fan of trends and doing stuff just because everyone else does. Case in point? Choosing one little word to focus on for the upcoming year.
I've done it before - for a few years in a row. Carrie has encouraged it, questioned it, even made suggestions for words she thought would fit. And last year I did choose a word, but I quickly eased it to the outer corners of my heart and mind and figured I could pretty much ignore it for the remainder of the year.
The word I chose was "trust" and I had a little plan that I would keep it alive by using my "Just a Quote for Friday" series as a way to pull it back into focus - at least once a month. Yeah. That happened in January and February. The end.
I didn't make an obvious sign to post somewhere to remind me of my word. TRUST. Hmph. I can remember that. Why make a big production of it? Everybody else was doing it, but I shied away from the hype.
Oh, but something happened. Over the course of 2014 I made a conscious decision to let go of attachments to outcome. I mustered up a deep sense of trust - knowing that outcomes would materialize for me in the best of ways, and all that was really required of me was to do my best and trust the process. Trust that things would work out the way they are supposed to. Trust that if things didn't work out the way I wanted them to, I would still be able to deal with the outcomes. I'm resilient and capable that way.
So without posting notes to myself reminding me about my one little word in 2014, I accidentally kept it alive simply by choosing it in the first place. I love what the word "trust" did for me last year. There are some exciting things planned for 2015 and I'd love to repeat 2014's word all over again this year, but that would be redundant. I'm practiced in the art of TRUST now, and that will continue to be with me as we move through the upcoming new year.
Based on the results of my borderline rebellious word choosing last year, I've gone ahead and chosen one for the upcoming year as well: permission. I give myself permission to choose a word and not make a big deal about it. {wink} I give myself permission to move forward on some things that have been dreams for so long.
I give myself permission, in 2015.
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How about you? One little word for the new year?